A fast track court in New Delhi framed charges on Saturday against the five men who brutally assaulted, murdered and gangraped a young woman in Delhi December 16, who died 13 days later in Singapore.

The Saket fast track court framed the charges under all the 13 sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) slapped by Delhi Police. The court, which will examine as many as 86 witnesses when the trial begins on Tuesday, has slapped the charges of murder, kidnapping and destruction of evidence.

The hearing in the case had started on January 21 at the fast-track court which was set up to try the case that had led to a nation-wide outrage against crimes against women.

The accused were formally charged in the Saket court 18 days after they gangraped and tortured the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern in a moving bus, causing multiple-organ failure that led to her death.

They also assaulted her 28-year-old male friend. Both were thrown out of the bus after around 40 minutes, naked, bleeding and shivering. The friend is the main witness in the case.

The chargesheet, with annexures, runs into thousands of pages and includes the victim's statement, details of the accused, evidence and forensic reports.

All the accused were arrested between December 17-21 following a nationwide outcry over the crime, which also triggered protests in several cities. In Delhi, protesters clashed with security forces.

The Union Cabinet Friday approved an ordinance for enhanced punishment in cases of crimes against women, including sexual assault, acid attacks, voyeurism and trafficking, as suggested by the Justice J.S. Verma Committee.

The Verma Committee, set up by the government December 23 to review laws to provide speedier justice and enhanced punishment in cases of aggravated sexual assault, submitted its report to the government January 23. The panel was set up after the December 16 incident.